What’s the longest recorded flight of a chicken?  How many muscles does the average, garden-variety caterpillar have in its head?  What’s a flink?

If you’re attending the 2010 Agri-Marketing Conference in Kansas City next month, you’ll be able to answer questions like these when you PLAY R+K Q+A, a text-based fundraising promotion sponsored by Rhea + Kaiser.  For every text received during the conference, R+K will make a donation to the Agri-Business Educational Foundation.  You won’t even have to be right for your text to count!  And you’ll be entered to win a super-duper prize.

Need some conditioning prior to the conference?

What’s the longest recorded flight of a chicken?  13 seconds

How many muscles does the average, garden-variety caterpillar have in its head?  248

What’s a flink?  12 or more cows

Answers provided by the USDA National Agricultural Library